Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Biblical Plagues, part 2

In the part 1 we looked at the first three plagues (Blood in the
Nile, Frogs, Gnats). The next three plagues get a little more severe. We have
three destructive plagues. The land was ruined by flies. Then the livestock all
died. Then men and animals alike were struck with festering boils. Yuck. The
Egyptian gods that the Lord was opposing in this way were Uatchit, represented
by a fly, Apis and Hathor, the bull god and the goddess with the head of a cow,
and Sekhmet, goddess over disease and Sunu, god of pestilence.

Plagues seven, eight and nine were dreadful and alarming. God showed
his superiority over Nut, the sky goddess, Osiris, god of crops and fertility
and Set, god of storms, by sending a plague of hail. Hail fell and lightning
flashed and it was the worst storm ever. Take that. And if that wasn't enough
for them it was followed with the plague of locusts which totally invaded the
country, covering the ground until it was black. The ninth plague was a plague
of darkness which challenged the Egyptian sun god, Re, as well as the sky
goddess, Nut.

The final plague was the most horrible, but its result was that Moses
and his people could finally leave Egypt. The plague on the firstborn meant
that the Lord struck down all the firstborn in Egypt – from the firstborn of
Pharaoh to the firstborn of the prisoner – and the firstborn of all the
livestock as well. Can you imagine the crying, the grief, the horror? The Israelites,
however, were saved from this plague by a Passover lamb. By putting some of the
blood of the lamb on their doorframes the Lord would “pass over” their houses
and not permit the destroyer to enter and strike them down. This whole
sacrificial idea is a foreshadowing of Christ, the Lamb of God, as our ultimate
stand-in. The Lord will “pass over” us on Judgment Day because Jesus has
already paid our debt – His blood saves us.

About Debra Chapoton

Debbie has written more than 15 novels for kids and adults. She now concentrates on clean young adult fiction which means that though the topics may include tough subjects there are no four letter words or sex scenes.

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